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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch)

@thesparrowling.bsky.social

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🐦‍⬛ Tori (Any Pronoun) 🎨 Dark fantasy illustrator/comic artist. ✨ Views my own. No A*I. 🔥 Working on #tsdd #defydeathcomic 🧳 https://linktr.ee/TheSparrowling?utm_source=linktree_admin_share

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · May 29

🔥Cute girl, big sword
🔥Morally gray characters and a magical dystopia
🔥For lore-enjoyers
🔥Queer and neurodivergent characters, transmasc main LI
🔥Found family
🔥Politics™️
🔥Cute girl, big sword
🔥Slow burn enemies to lovers where they actually try to kill each other first
🔥CUTE GIRL, BIG SW-

Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · May 25

Thou Shalt Defy Death 🔥
Website launch!
Comic launching ~Q3-Q4 2025.
www.defydeathcomic.com

#tsdd | #defydeathcomic | #webcomic | #comics

A young woman with short white hair brandishes a greatsword while a young man with long, black hair looks onward. The text reads, “Thou Shalt Defy Death, art & story (by) Sparrowling.”

The sigil of the royal household features in the center, featuring six wings, a crown, and a crescent. The text reads, “A World Profaned. The Holy Empire of Daul-Emallám is humanity’s final bastion after war and an apocalyptic calamity. Its people persist only by the blessing of their royal demigods, which promises their loyal subjects perfect health through the royals’ ties to the God of Life. Desperate to move on to a new golden era, the people readily embrace the royal grace without heed to its consequences — until a vengeful survivor of the calamity comes along, destined to become their God of Death and Rebirth.”

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 1d

Walking to work while NYCC is happening and I casually see Dante (DMC series) walking by

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Astrid (yeehaw) 🤠🌈 ✨ @ansitru.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just saying, we could settle this with swords, instead of 30+ emails. 🤺

#artWIP

A WIP embroidery piece, with a sword and mace chzrm, spikes and letter beads.

The beads read "this email could have been a duel | fight me"

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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 1d

How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?

Chiitan forever

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 2d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 2d

WIP in which I chickened out of using these color schemes but realized it gives instant Yoshitaka Amano vibes.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 2d

WIP in which I chickened out of using these color schemes but realized it gives instant Yoshitaka Amano vibes.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 2d

If I don’t hear “Feel the power of my…..MAGIC” I will cry 😔

Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 2d

Just found out about the Dynasty Warriors 3 Remaster, and I know they probably won’t do it with the extremely high quality new visuals, but it would be everything if they kept the original bad voice acting.

youtu.be/kTxRdTJRdHw?...

Dynasty Warriors 3 voice acting is a masterpiece.

YouTube video by Megumi Bandicoot

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 3d

It’s already been 4+ years 💀
This is incredible improvement and I love the line work! 😭

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Nov 14

Speedpaint, going for the feel of some old movie you never heard of. 📽

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Jun 3

Mother Dearest 🥀

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Nov 25

Commissions and gift art I’m still proud of!

Characters belong to @cajamapat.bsky.social
@reinbel.bsky.social
@muriellelibrary.bsky.social

Cajamapat’s OC, Ponzi, standing with a camera with a city in the background. Red and yellow balloons float in the background.

Reinbel’s OCs, Roderick and Iris, feeding pidgins in a steampunk and Victorian themed city.

Murielle’s DnD OC, Stigandr, playing a lyre for Mousefolk NPCs, Florbelle and her family.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Apr 1

"I have been given your life."

#TSDD | #DefyDeathComic | #ocsky | #darkart

Part of an image split into four. A woman with white hair and white eyes and stylized armor and dress points a sword at an opponent.

Part of an image split into four. A sword is pointed at the wielder's opponent.

Part of an image split into four. Features a black eldritch wing with red eyes and black feathers.

Part of an image split into four. A man with wavy black hair and red glowing eyes wields a polearm. He has black eldritch wings with glowing red eyes and a swan skull magically materializing around his head.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · May 10

Thou Shalt Defy Death 🔥
All Cast.

#tsdd | #defydeathcomic | #ocsky | #art

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · May 25

Thou Shalt Defy Death Promo Art
Saint Aislinn and those that loved her.

#ocsky | #darkart | #tsdd | #defydeathcomic

Cast of Thou Shalt Defy Death, featuring Aislinn in the front, supporting characters in the back. It's decorated with gothic elements such as black wings, rose petals, gold flakes, angelic eyes as well as typewriter keys.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Jun 1

Ciriach, Cathedral Capital
Concept (2023) vs Comic pages/WIPs (2025)

#TSDD | #defydeathcomic | #comics | #webcomics

Initial concept of Ciriach, Cathedral Capital in Thou Shalt Defy Death. A woman with black hair and a long white dress looks over a metropolis with European aesthetics.

Comic page spread from Thou Shalt Defy Death. Crowds and peacekeepers are fussing and spreading rumors over urgent breaking news about a wanted rogue knight.

A WIP comic spread page for Thou Shalt Defy Death. A train is traveling across a European metropolis on an elevated track. The narration bubbles are censored out.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Jul 6

Alucard.

#castlevania

Alucard from Castlevania (Half-vampire with long wavy blond hair, pale skin, and European aristocratic clothing, surrounded by decorative candles, yellow roses, and a moon and a gothic castle in the background.)

Close-up of Alucard from the previous picture, showing his face and sword.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Concepts of Arien, consisting mostly of headshots showcasing hair length and exoskull concept. Texts read from top to bottom, left to right: "Eyes red from considerable magic usage," "Exoskull, black swan motif," "Default," "Hair Down," "Exoskull Formation."

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 25d

[TSDD]
The apocalypse.

Two separate monochromatic webcomic panels depicting a calamity overtaking a coastal city.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 6d

Roommates (Platonic)
Trying to figure out a style of sketching that’s presentable for public view.
#tsdd #defydeathcomic #ocsky

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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 4d

MONDAY.
SPITE AS FUEL.

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pumpkin spice doodlemancy 🎃 @doodlemancy.com · Apr 30

anakin (with artist emoji beret and palette edited onto him poorly): i've finished organizing all my reference images
padme: and now you're going to draw something, right?
anakin (with nintendo switch controller poorly edited into frame):
padme: ...you're going to draw something, right?

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Gaia_BentosZX5 @bento-bongos.bsky.social · 7d

With light of recent events, evergreen.

Society is a construct, designed to justify the cruel actions of the wealthy few to inflict harm on countless lives as much as possible. Therefore, I no longer need it.

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Sparrowling 🐦‍⬛ (webcomic fall launch) @thesparrowling.bsky.social · 6d

Roommates (Platonic)
Trying to figure out a style of sketching that’s presentable for public view.
#tsdd #defydeathcomic #ocsky

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · Jul 20

Wearing an n95 is:

1) Self & community care

2) Antifascist practice that disrupts eugenics

3) Protecting groups at greater risk of harm from illness (eg trans, BIPOC, disability & immigrant communities)

4) Anticapitalist worker & class solidarity

5) A 🖕 to MAGA

6) Punk AF

Give/get mutual aid:

Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc

MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.

Maskbloc.org

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Radiant G🌈✨ @ Back CHAMP on Kickstarter! @radiantg.bsky.social · 6d

Dracula really had it all:
-Homeowner
-Scenic Location
-Successful Business Deals
-Cute Girls
-Lots of Pets
-Great Wardrobe
-Eclectic Decor
-A Twink Hypnotized to do Whatever He Says

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